Friday, March 20, 2009

Counting Blessings

Even through our recent loss, we have been so blessed. I'm pausing today to count those blessings. The road ahead will not be easy, but these blessings from the hand of God make the journey easier to bear.

- The love of friends and family expressed to us through meals, childcare, hugs, calls and prayers.

- Our compassionate and kind Christian doctor.

- A very kind and generous unknown lady at Chick-Fil-A who paid for our entire meal as she was in front of my husband in the drive-thru. This was at lunch and we had gotten the bad news earlier that day. I am amazed at the little things God orchestrates to encourage our hurting hearts!

- Grief that our children have not picked up on. Since they are still very young, we are not telling them what has happened.

- A great marriage with open and good communication, a loving and caring and understanding husband.

- Good insurance that will cover the bulk of the care I have received so far. And that my husband has a job right now in this tough economy.

- Happy times with our children and hearing our 2-year-old sing "Our God is an awesome God" again and again last night before bed, complete with actions that are all the sweeter when done with those sweet chubby little hands that are so often otherwise finding mischief.

- Singing the song below in church the last two Sundays. It has touched my heart both times.

Blessed Be Your NameIn the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flowBlessed be Your nameBlessed Be Your nameWhen I'm found in the desert placeThough I walk through the wildernessBlessed Be Your nameEvery blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praiseWhen the darkness closes in, LordStill I will sayBlessed be the name of the LordBlessed be Your nameBlessed be the name of the LordBlessed be Your glorious nameBlessed be Your nameWhen the sun's shining down on meWhen the world's 'all as it should be'Blessed be Your nameBlessed be Your nameOn the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Blessed be Your nameEvery blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praiseWhen the darkness closes in, LordStill I will sayBlessed be the name of the LordBlessed be Your nameBlessed be the name of the LordBlessed be Your glorious nameBlessed be the name of the LordBlessed be Your nameBlessed be the name of the LordBlessed be Your glorious nameYou give and take awayYou give and take awayMy heart will choose to sayLord, blessed be Your name

3 comments:

Dear Rachel,I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family. Please let me know if there is anything I can do - from afar. But please know that I am praying with you and thanking God for all the blessings you have.